diff --git a/pkg/agentic/brain_seed_memory.go b/pkg/agentic/brain_seed_memory.go
index 2935fc7..7de0ea7 100644
--- a/pkg/agentic/brain_seed_memory.go
+++ b/pkg/agentic/brain_seed_memory.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (s *PrepSubsystem) cmdBrainSeedMemoryLike(options core.Options, commandName
 	}
 
 	if output.Files == 0 {
-		core.Print(nil, "No MEMORY.md files found in: %s", output.Path)
+		core.Print(nil, "No markdown memory files found in: %s", output.Path)
 		return core.Result{Value: output, OK: true}
 	}
 
@@ -243,8 +243,22 @@ func brainSeedMemoryFiles(scanPath string) []string {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if fs.IsFile(scanPath) {
+		if brainSeedMemoryFile(scanPath) {
+			add(scanPath)
+		}
+		sort.Strings(files)
+		return files
+	}
+
 	if brainSeedMemoryHasGlobMeta(scanPath) {
 		for _, path := range core.PathGlob(scanPath) {
+			if fs.IsFile(path) {
+				if brainSeedMemoryFile(path) {
+					add(path)
+				}
+				continue
+			}
 			walk(path)
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -258,6 +272,10 @@ func brainSeedMemoryHasGlobMeta(path string) bool {
 	return core.Contains(path, "*") || core.Contains(path, "?") || core.Contains(path, "[")
 }
 
+func brainSeedMemoryFile(path string) bool {
+	return core.PathBase(path) == "MEMORY.md" || core.Lower(core.PathExt(path)) == ".md"
+}
+
 func brainSeedMemorySections(content string) []brainSeedMemorySection {
 	lines := core.Split(content, "\n")
 	var sections []brainSeedMemorySection
diff --git a/pkg/agentic/brain_seed_memory_test.go b/pkg/agentic/brain_seed_memory_test.go
index 5b8f837..c64384c 100644
--- a/pkg/agentic/brain_seed_memory_test.go
+++ b/pkg/agentic/brain_seed_memory_test.go
@@ -156,6 +156,48 @@ func TestBrainSeedMemory_CmdBrainIngest_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "architecture", bodies[0]["type"])
 }
 
+func TestBrainSeedMemory_CmdBrainSeedMemory_Good_DirectMarkdownFile(t *testing.T) {
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("CORE_HOME", home)
+
+	memoryFile := core.JoinPath(home, "notes.md")
+	require.True(t, fs.Write(memoryFile, "# Memory\n\n## Convention\nUse named actions.\n").OK)
+
+	var bodies []map[string]any
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		require.Equal(t, "/v1/brain/remember", r.URL.Path)
+		bodyResult := core.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		require.True(t, bodyResult.OK)
+		var payload map[string]any
+		require.True(t, core.JSONUnmarshalString(bodyResult.Value.(string), &payload).OK)
+		bodies = append(bodies, payload)
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"success":true,"memory":{"id":"mem-1"}}`))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	subsystem := &PrepSubsystem{
+		brainURL: srv.URL,
+		brainKey: "brain-key",
+	}
+
+	result := subsystem.cmdBrainSeedMemory(core.NewOptions(
+		core.Option{Key: "workspace", Value: "42"},
+		core.Option{Key: "path", Value: memoryFile},
+	))
+
+	require.True(t, result.OK)
+	output, ok := result.Value.(BrainSeedMemoryOutput)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, output.Files)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, output.Imported)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, output.Skipped)
+	assert.Equal(t, memoryFile, output.Path)
+	require.Len(t, bodies, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "convention", bodies[0]["type"])
+	assert.Contains(t, bodies[0]["content"].(string), "Use named actions.")
+}
+
 func TestBrainSeedMemory_CmdBrainSeedMemory_Bad_MissingWorkspace(t *testing.T) {
 	subsystem := &PrepSubsystem{brainURL: "https://example.com", brainKey: "brain-key"}